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From: flink@umcp-cs.UUCP (Paul V. Torek)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Financing the government of a free society
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Date: Mon, 17-Jun-85 17:49:14 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 17 17:49:14 1985
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Reply-To: flink@maryland.UUCP (Paul V. Torek)
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Mike Sykora, can I take your silence on the subject of financing
national defense a la Koenig's suggestion, as a sign that you agree
with me?  I agree with you that "limiting the scope of democratic
control" makes sense -- if it is done as follows.  I think that some
things (e.g. the things prohibited by the 1st amendment) should be 
outside the power of the legislature (Congress), but that the
Constitution itself should be open to change by democratic procedures
(requiring more than a simple majority) -- much as it is now.

Now, you haven't answered my question:  HOW do YOU propose that
government should be "limited" to "its proper role"?  By a non-
amendable constitution, or what?